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30.0.50; Emacs should support EditorConfig out of the box

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From: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: jcs090218 <at> gmail.com, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 8slashes+git <at> gmail.com, 70105 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70105: 30.0.50; Emacs should support EditorConfig out of the box
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:10:00 +0300

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> OK, here's the other part.
>
> I pushed to the branch `scratch/emacs-editorconfig` a bunch of patches
> which add a few `lisp/editorconfig*.el` files.
>
> The main effect is to define a new (global) minor mode
> `editorconfig-mode` (I assumed we'll keep it disabled by default in
> Emacs-30, but I think it would make sense to enable by default in
> Emacs-31 (i.e. on `master` after the branch is cut)) as well as a new
> major mode `editorconfig-conf-mode` to edit `.editorconfig` files.
>
> I'm still working on the actual metadata of that branch, as well as
> etc/NEWS and doc, but in the mean time maybe you could look at the code to
> see if you have any objections there.
>
>         Stefan

Should your work complement/have a migration path from the upstream
editorconfig Emacs package? It be good to avoid duplication and provide
a smooth transition path.

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